The State of Qin has begun mobilization across the country and is looking for ways to reorganize the original Dahua army that surrendered in the Dahua area. These Dahua armies have little combat effectiveness, but their numbers are still considerable.
If we simply calculate the number, the army of the Kingdom of Dahua that surrendered to Qin has about one million people. If these people can be armed, then Qin can restore its frontal defense line.
But on the one hand, the Qin State did not trust these surrendered Dahua armies, and on the other hand, the combat effectiveness of these Dahua armies was indeed not very good.
It is impossible to expect the Dahua Army, which had previously surrendered to the Qin Army, to fight to the death with the more powerful Tang Imperial Army, but without arming these soldiers, Qin would not even be able to organize a decent defense.
"Now we can only relax the restrictions..." A Qin general bravely told the plan drawn up by the staff.
The staff's plan was simple and practical: while sending the mobilized troops to the front line, they quickly armed the Chinese who were close to the front line so that they could resist for a while.
"It doesn't matter if you surrender, it doesn't matter if you don't dare to fight! As long as they enter the position and let the Tang army know that there are troops there!" The general spoke more and more fluently, and seemed to have found some feeling.
"The supplies can't be shipped back anyway. Guns, ammunition... will fall into the hands of the Tang army no matter what! So it doesn't make any difference whether they are distributed or kept in the warehouse." After he finished speaking, he explained the staff He judged the reason and then waited for Emperor Qin Yingduo to speak.
Ying Duo also knew that instead of keeping the food in the warehouse to benefit the Tang army, it would be more beneficial to him to distribute it and eat it.
The same goes for ammunition and weapons. As long as those big Chinese appear on the battlefield with guns, the Tang army's attack speed will slow down.
Even if these people surrender directly, so many prisoners congested on the road can buy the Qin army enough time to organize a new defense in the Wangdu area.
The only problem is what to do if the old capital is lost and the Tang army goes south from Xiqing to Caili and falls into Shu.
"The old capital must be defended! This is our bottom line!" After analyzing all the information, Ying Duo expressed his opinion: "No matter what! The old capital must be defended! If the old capital is lost, enter Shu. In terms of direction, we don’t have enough troops to invest.”
The Qin State did have a vast territory, but after all, it had just invaded Shu and Dahua. The people in these two places were unstable, so they were unable to exert much effort in the war.
At least it is impossible to mobilize troops. Even if some troops are reluctantly mobilized, there is no way to guarantee combat effectiveness.
It may be possible to let these places produce weapons and ammunition, and manufacture some aircraft and artillery, but if they really participate in the war and become a frontline wasteland, the locals will definitely be unwilling to do so.
If the Tang army appears in Shu, Ying Duo can imagine that there will be a secret conspiracy between the aborigines and the Tang state. When the Shu land is in chaos, the Qin army will be in doom.
"Your Majesty, we only have 100,000 troops near the old capital. We can only increase the number to around 200,000 in a few days. It is impossible to defend the imperial capital with such a small number of people." The army general said about the difficulties in scheduling. .
The troops on the front line collapsed too quickly. There was a large army gathering at Xiajuan, with more than 700,000 troops looking down on the world. The Qin army was always in an offensive posture.
Who could have known that overnight, seven to eight hundred thousand troops would collapse as soon as they could, without even holding on to their reins. They would lose their helmets and armor all the way to Dongqing.
Then Dongqing's middle group also fell into a passive position for an instant. Although Dongqing was not lost, it was surrounded on three sides, and half of the troops were rendered useless by air strikes.
More than 1.3 million people were surrounded, and hundreds of thousands of troops were routed from Xiajuan to the old capital. Not to mention their combat effectiveness, even the basic combat units had completely lost their structure.
Just a simple reorganization, restoring the organizational structure of these troops, and arranging enough officers to command them will take at least several months.
Only God knows how much courage these frightened quails have to pick up weapons and go back to the front line to continue fighting with the Tang army.
"It is unlikely that the defeated troops will regain their combat effectiveness. Even if these defeated troops are included, there will only be more than 200,000 troops in the old capital after a full defeat. There is still no guarantee of holding it." The army general added some more numbers, but this number sounded Qin Huang's ears did make him feel guilty.
The 700,000 Qin army did not hold the reins, and the nearly 900,000 Qin army did nothing in Dongqing. It is not safe to let 200,000 people defend the old capital now.
"We have deployed some troops from Wangdu, Daxiguan and other places, about 150,000 people, and are supporting the old capital..." Ying Duo comforted his generals and promised: "As long as we hold on for 10 days, In 15 days, at least 100,000 people will arrive at the front line! If we hold on, we will find a way!"
Now he can only help the collapsed army, and what he said is indeed true. As long as the old capital can delay for half a month, Qin's subsequent troops can fill the vacancies on the front line.
In the view of Emperor Qin Yingduo, it was unlikely that the Tang army would leave the millions of Qin troops in the encirclement and continue to advance towards the old capital.
It will take at least some time to eliminate Wang Luo and Ying'an's troops, right? After the Qin army between Hezhe and Dongqing is eliminated, and the main force of the Tang army moves into the old capital, the Qin army should be able to make some preparations for defense.
By then, there would be telephone lines and the troops would have a basis for dispatching reinforcements. It seemed impossible for the Tang army to make a surprise attack like at the beginning of the war.
"Report!" An officer came in and interrupted the ongoing meeting. It was already midnight, and most of the news sent at this moment was not good news.
Sure enough, the officer walked up to Emperor Qin Yingduo's ear and whispered a few words. Yingduo stood up from his chair and looked at him with wide eyes: "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty!" The officer looked at the generals and ministers around him and reminded Ying Duo guiltily.
Ying Duo waved his hand and asked everyone in the meeting to leave. Then when everyone stood up, he opened his mouth and ordered: "Prime Minister! Chief of Staff... and General Liu Zhian stay."
Others who heard the order quickly left, leaving the two military generals and Prime Minister Ying Ke looking at each other in shock.
After everyone had left and only a few of them were left, Ying Duo's face recovered from his paleness: "Ying'an was captured by the Tang army..."
"What?" "Ah?" Several people exclaimed several times...
(End of chapter)
